Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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